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00:00My sister threatened to kill me if I don't leave town just because I am adopted.
00:06She vowed to ruin my life forever.
00:08Little did she know, I'd be back after five
00:11years to expose her and reveal her biggest secret.
00:14I'm pregnant, Olivia, with your husband's baby.
00:17Olivia was stunned.
00:19Mia was her little sister.
00:22Wait, is this some type of a cruel joke, Mia?
00:26Cheating right before their first wedding
00:28anniversary, that too with her sister?
00:31There's no way Ethan could do this.
00:34But then Mia slapped a stack of paperwork.
00:37Olivia's heart was pounding and she started to stammer.
00:41What is this?
00:42Divorce papers.
00:44He wanted me to get you to sign them tonight.
00:47I don't believe you.
00:48Did Ethan really want to divorce her?
00:51Did blood relations mean nothing to her sister?
00:54I know you hate me, but you're still my sister.
00:57Why would you do this to me?
00:58If it makes you feel any better, we're not even related.
01:02Turns out mommy and daddy adopted you.
01:04Olivia's heart ached seeing the DNA test adopted.
01:08Is that why her parents had always kept
01:10her at arm's length and spoiled Mia instead?
01:13Her sister, her husband, her parents,
01:15everyone Olivia had ever loved had lied to her.
01:19And then, despite being a lawyer,
01:21Olivia made a mistake that even not so smart people don't.
01:25She signed the contract without reading it and left the city.
01:29Five years later,
01:31Olivia returned to New York for the first time since that night.
01:35She had bagged a lucrative job offer in a prestigious law firm.
01:39But as she made her way to her best friend Hannah's place,
01:42everything came rushing back to her.
01:45Her memories of falling in love with Ethan,
01:47the places that were special to them, and the night she lost him five years ago.
01:52Her stomach tightened.
01:53Everything there reminded her of Ethan.
01:56But this was her home.
01:57She needed a fresh start, a distraction, something impulsive.
02:03Before long, Olivia was making her way to a hotel room for an anonymous hookup.
02:13Suddenly, memories of Ethan's betrayal
02:15flashed into her mind, but that was all in the past.
02:19She opened the door and slipped into the darkened room.
02:22This is just a meaningless hookup.
02:25The next morning, Olivia awoke slowly,
02:27cringing at the prospect of having to face her anonymous hookup.
02:31She gasped.
02:32This can't be real.
02:34But there he was, his perfect handsome face resting on the pillow beside her.
02:39Her meaningless hookup was none other than her ex-husband Ethan,
02:44the man who had got her sister pregnant.
02:46She couldn't take the humiliation.
02:49She had to get out of there before he woke up and saw her.
02:52Ethan woke up to dozens of missed calls, all from one contact, Mia Smith.
02:59He sighed, dressed up and left for work.
03:03But he couldn't get the girl from last night out of his mind.
03:06Why did she feel familiar?
03:09Fun night, boss?
03:11Look,
03:13I'm gonna need you to figure out who booked that hotel room I was in last night.
03:16Got it.
03:19So on your first day back in New York, you end up in bed with your ex-husband.
03:25OK, that's unlucky.
03:29Do you think you ever run into him again?
03:32No way. Like, New York is huge.
03:35But there was a lot Olivia didn't know yet about her future and also about her past.
03:43The next day, Olivia arrived at the hotel room.
03:47The next day, Olivia arrived at her new firm for her first day at work.
03:52And from now on, you'll be the backbone of this office.
03:55That's such an honor.
03:56And believe me, once the news spread that the internationally
04:00renowned lawyer Olivia Smith had returned to New York,
04:03we started receiving a lot of appointments to work with you.
04:06Well, don't worry, I've definitely come prepared.
04:09But she wasn't prepared for what happened next.
04:12Sorry, your new client's here.
04:14Oh, OK.
04:17You can bring them right in.
04:24How's it going?
04:25I'm a little.
04:26Neither of them had ever anticipated running into each other.
04:29She couldn't speak.
04:31Did he know it was Olivia with whom he had slept last night?
04:34Ethan immediately stormed out.
04:37He demanded to be assigned a new lawyer.
04:39The audacity of this man, Olivia thought to herself.
04:43Of course, he was refusing to work with her.
04:46He did love her once.
04:47He must be feeling guilty after the way he cheated on her.
04:50Good. She didn't want to work with him either.
04:53But she couldn't be unprofessional.
04:55But Olivia's boss assured him.
04:59Look, neither of us are happy about this, OK?
05:02But I have to ask you some questions about your case.
05:04Your boss seems to think that you're the only one that can ensure me a victory.
05:08I need to thoroughly investigate the records of your company.
05:13Will you cooperate?
05:14Olivia's coldness seemed to trigger something within Ethan.
05:17He wasn't remorseful.
05:19Instead, there was a hint of accusation in his tone.
05:22Did he not regret his actions at all?
05:25What had she done to anger him?
05:27Then out of nowhere, he brought up her college
05:30friend, Henry, into the conversation.
05:32Excuse me?
05:35Mr. Clark, let's focus on the case that's in front of us.
05:38Olivia's friend, Henry, had helped her
05:40get out of New York when she found out about Ethan's affair.
05:44But Ethan's comment made it sound like their relationship was inappropriate.
05:48Mr. Clark,
05:50we'd love to take you to dinner.
05:51Maybe you two can get a chance to discuss the case in more detail.
05:54Taking their silence as confirmation, he continued.
05:58Great. It's settled.
05:59Olivia, get ready.
06:01You can join Mr. Clark for dinner.
06:05Of course, it would be my pleasure.
06:07But Mr. Clark looks very busy.
06:10Maybe we could postpone it?
06:13You know what?
06:15Dinner sounds good.
06:18Bye. Great.
06:22What was he playing at?
06:24Olivia thought, he cheated on me, divorced me for my sister.
06:28And last night he cheated on Mia, too.
06:31That, too, after having a child with her.
06:34Was he always this vile, even though she hated him?
06:37Olivia couldn't deny her attraction to her ex-husband.
06:41Ethan's voice was infuriatingly steady.
06:45Olivia couldn't believe that after everything, he still gave her butterflies.
06:50Well, I'm done.
06:53I'll be pulling my case first thing in the morning.
07:02Olivia finally let out the breath she had been holding.
07:05She just wanted to leave her past behind.
07:08But fate wanted her to discover some shocking secrets.
07:13It really is you.
07:15What are you even doing here?
07:16Have you no shame?
07:18Don't you have better things to do than to stalk me?
07:22Didn't you run away like a failed wife five years ago?
07:27I don't have time for this.
07:30I'm warning you, Ethan is mine.
07:34And I'm only going to say this once.
07:36You're not allowed to see him.
07:38Are you feeling a little insecure?
07:40Don't you remember that you were the one
07:42who slept with your sister's husband five years ago?
07:45Are you afraid of a little divine retribution?
07:49Don't try to guilt treat me.
07:50I wasn't.
07:52I didn't even know you had a conscience.
07:55Excuse me.
08:04Next day, Ethan was in his office when a knock came from the door.
08:08So the hotel mentioned that the room
08:10of the person you're in used a man's identity to register.
08:14OK, but can you just dig a little deeper, see if you can get by anything?
08:18Where the hell were you last night, Ethan?
08:20And why didn't you answer my calls?
08:23Well, that was certainly dramatic.
08:25I'm not upset.
08:27I'm just worried about you.
08:28I'm worried about you, too.
08:31I'm not upset.
08:32I'm just worried about you.
08:34I kept calling and there was no response all night.
08:38I was working late.
08:39I've been working late, Mia.
08:42Mia had tried for years to get Ethan
08:44to love her the way she loved him, the way he had loved her sister, Olivia.
08:49I just get jealous.
08:52Jealous of what?
08:53You scare them all away.
08:58What do you mean?
09:00You know exactly what I mean.
09:04Unaware of the secrets of her past,
09:07Olivia diligently worked on Ethan's case, but she couldn't ignore their chemistry either.
09:12Every time Olivia and Ethan locked eyes, her stomach did a little flip.
09:17Despite everything, she still cared for Ethan.
09:21Even though she knew there was no point discussing their past,
09:24she had sensed that he couldn't make up his mind about her either.
09:29Olivia!
09:34I can deal with you being my lawyer.
09:39If you want to stay on the case, that is.
09:43For a moment, he was almost the man she used to know,
09:46the one who promised to love her forever.
09:49Had she misread him?
09:52You know, if they don't introduce any new evidence,
09:54then their likelihood is on a private light.
09:56I mean, going to court, it isn't a guaranteed win.
10:00Yeah, but what about all the time and money we spent?
10:04That's a small price to pay compared to going to trial.
10:08Well, yeah, that's easy for you to say. It's not your money anymore. You don't care.
10:13I've always cared. I've cared...
10:20Before she could think, they were on the floor together, his lips inches from hers.
10:27I'm sorry.
10:30See? I told you, she's trying to take him away from me.
10:32I thought you said you replaced her, Ethan. I told you to get a new lawyer.
10:36Please, Mother, I can take care of this on my own.
10:39Oh, clearly not. What the hell was going on there?
10:43And why are you still here? You're divorced, don't you remember?
10:47Don't you dare try to seduce my son.
10:50I'm the lawyer hired by the Clark firm.
10:53Other than that, I have nothing to do with your son.
10:56Well, if you're not trying to get back with Ethan, then why are you here?
11:00There's plenty of lawyers out there, yet you just happen to be the one.
11:04You should have stayed abroad and never returned.
11:09I can go anywhere I please.
11:11You no longer have any say in my personal business.
11:15Please, Mom, stop it. Stop. Stop right now.
11:17Are you actually protecting her?
11:19Ethan, she's an outsider, an adopted little nobody.
11:23Why upset your mother for her?
11:25Okay, look, she's got the Clark's family business in her hands.
11:28If we lose this legal case, we go bankrupt and we all beg together as a family.
11:33Ethan, you're so naive.
11:36She's clearly lying to you.
11:38Do you really think that we could lose it all over a single case?
11:41She's just doing this to get close to you.
11:45You know what? Fine. I don't have time for this, okay?
11:48If you want to replace me, Mr. Clark, inform my firm and I won't come back.
11:54First, before you leave this room, you will promise me that you will never go after my son again.
12:01Don't worry. I'm not interested in your son.
12:04Even if all the men in the world were dead, I wouldn't consider him.
12:10Not after what he did to me.
12:12Olivia's last words stirred something up in Ethan.
12:15Things started making sense. He needed his answers.
12:19What is so special about this woman?
12:21She's not even a part of the Smith family.
12:23She was adopted for crying out loud.
12:26Did you only let me marry her because she was a Smith?
12:30Well, yes. I'm not going to let you make the wrong choice again.
12:34You've ruined everything.
12:36Get your hands off me, Mia!
12:37You're so shameless, you know that?
12:39You divorced Ethan, remember? So stop clinging on to him.
12:43But do you remember why I divorced him, Mia?
12:47Cry me a river.
12:48So just because you didn't have a chance to have a kid, you're jealous because I could?
12:53Wait. Your child?
12:56The one that you had five years ago?
13:01Where are they now, Mia?
13:02Mia was petrified. Did Olivia know the truth?
13:05Mia had lied to Olivia five years ago when she said that she was pregnant with Ethan's child.
13:12Ethan had never sent her the divorce papers.
13:15All he knew was that Olivia had suddenly decided to divorce him.
13:18With a little bit of half-truths,
13:20his mother and Mia had used his possessiveness towards Olivia
13:24to poison his mind about her having an affair with her friend Henry.
13:28Olivia's words had already got Ethan suspicious.
13:31Even if all the men in the world were dead, I wouldn't consider him.
13:38Mia could not afford to lose it all after coming so close
13:41to finally getting Ethan all for herself after all the manipulation.
13:47I'm warning you.
13:48Don't try to get close to Ethan or you will regret it.
13:54I'll regret it?
13:55Face it, Mia.
13:57You're petrified that I'm back because maybe, just maybe,
14:01I might have to reveal the conditions that you agreed upon five years ago
14:04before I sign my divorce papers.
14:06Olivia thought back to the moment five years ago
14:09when she had signed away the love of her life
14:12and the one bargaining chip she had left.
14:15I'll sign, but on one condition.
14:17You wouldn't dare.
14:20Try me.
14:21Even though Olivia had threatened her sister,
14:24revealing the condition would mean revealing her own secret.
14:28Mommy, you're home.
14:30Was Olivia pregnant when she divorced Ethan?
14:33Is that why Mia was petrified of Olivia?
14:36What will she do to make sure Ethan and Olivia never uncover the truth
14:40and stay separated?